Table 3. Apparent ileal digestibility (AID) and apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of weaned pigs fed diets with positive control (PC), negative control (NC), and NC + 0.02% dietary protease (PRO) supplementation diets1)
Items | Dietary treatment2) | SEM | p-value |
PC | NC | PRO | Diet |
AID |
Dry matter (%) | 79.64a | 75.82b | 79.18a | 0.45 | < 0.05 |
Crude protein (%) | 75.17a | 72.37b | 76.28a | 0.36 | < 0.05 |
Energy (%) | 80.89a | 76.89b | 79.65a | 0.43 | < 0.05 |
ATTD |
Dry matter (%) | 86.48 | 85.89 | 86.52 | 0.46 | 0.565 |
Crude protein (%) | 83.79a | 82.72b | 84.11a | 0.19 | < 0.05 |
Energy (%) | 88.51 | 87.28 | 88.26 | 0.49 | 0.215 |
Each value is the mean of 5 replicates (6 pigs per pen).
PC, CP = 22.36% (phase2); NC, 0.61% less CP than PC.
Means with different letters represent statistical significance (p < 0.05).